Display device.



5. F. BIPPUS, H. KEMPTHORN & G. J. PAS

DISPLAY DEVICE. APPLICATION IILED APB.5, 1912.

Patented 00b; 7, 1913.

ll SEATS Pitt? ALIEERJEB F. BIPZEUS, HERBERT EEMETHQRN, AND GEORGE J. PAE'SCQE, 03? EULEDQ, OIHG.

DISELAY DEV 153E.

gpccitlcutlon s Patent.

Appliceticnfilexl 51329315, 1912 Serial his, 6938,6359.

To all whom it may 0071mm:

lie it lmown that We, ALFRED F. IBiPPus;

' l-lcnnnni Knnn 'inomz, and GEORGE PAscois, citizens of the United Stetes, residing at Toledo, Lucas county, Ohio, have invented a new 'zmcl' useful Display Device, of which the followingiis e specification.

This invention relates to display devices.

This invention has utility whenemhotlicd in carcl displays incorporating special tee-v tures of attraction therein.

Referring to the'tlmwings: liigurc' 1 is a transverse vertical section with internieiliete portion broken away of an embodiment of the invention in e card' display; Fig. 2 is a fragmentary front View thereof; Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail of a catch feature for the ce 'riei-s oi the cercls; Fig. 4: is an enlarged detail of the trip oil fcetunczoi the catch of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a fragmentary detail of enother catch device; Fig. 6 is a detail in side elevation of said ciitch of Fig. 5.; and Fig. 7 is atransterse section of a portion of the carrier showing the card mounting lock.

Ilhe housing 1 has in the lower' portion thei'eot the prime moves or motor 2 driving worm 3 coacting with the Worm Wheel 4 on i the shaft 5 for speed i'eoluction driving" ioteted. relatively to its nut 23 the transverse channels serves es an efficient and most pesinve' ice.

through the belt 6 on the shaft 7 carrying sprocketwheels 8 for the endless belt or cerrier chains 9 which pass, over sprocket wheels 10 similar to sprocket heels 8. 'l e sprocket wheels 10 are mountelcn theshaft 11 in the frame 1, parallel to the shaft 7 in said frame. The front portion of the frame 1 adjacent the sprocket Wheels 10 is closed by the panel 12, while the lower portion of frame is closed by panel 13. Between these enels l2 and lilthe frame oihousing 1 is cosed by the panel 14.: having sight or glass section through which the display of cards may he seen: At spaced intervals along the chains 9, these'chains 9 are conuectecl by rods 15 passing through slots 16. The ends ofthe slot 16 have rubber buiiers 17. These bufiers l7 and slot 16 are fee- 1 a tur'es ct theiencl channels 18 of the carrier,

18 are connected by 19 for we. display housings or carriers. In these channels 1,9 are bolts 20 engaging the Wedge channel sec tions 21 to force the cards 22intol ckipg lenses to the channel 19 as the bolt 2011's which. end channels the' Wedge, 21 into the channel 1%,

A assage. 1n drawing cwer sprocket Wheel 8, thence up about the upper sFrocket Wheel 10, sncl in passingthel eove', the lower portion contacts the shaft 11 so that as the'trevel of the belt 9 continues the carrier-at what was the upper. portion in the circuit of travel lust tie scrihecl is brought into-e lower position and rides into contact with the catch an, which is brought into hoi-izontel position by the signing 25 end so held by the dog 26 thrown. into locking i'eletion therewith by the split: 2T. lhis step 243- end dog 26 are mcuutefi on the limit 28,:th'c upper portion of which-is carried. by liul: 29, pivoted to the housing and normally urged Lo-upwind or horizontal position by the spring 30, the tension of which may adjusted hythe nutfilf To cause the link 28 to always be disposed in a. vertical position, there is connected thereto the L-link 32 similar to the link 29, which link 32, beyond its pivot to the frame 1. has

the counterweight 33. The spring antlstart the catch travel and with this impetusthe counterpcising of spring 30 and counterweight 33 is overcome by the Weight of the cerrierehcl the carrier is allowed to move faster than the chain 9 as the carrier slides in its slot 16 along the bar 15. This'moyement of the catch 24: from its position zes shown in Fig. l to its position as shown in Fig. 3 takes up the momentum of the card carrier to prevent any undesirable noise in the operation of the card displey device and as the card carrier reaches its limit of movement the dog 26' strikes thevstop 34 and is ti'in'pecl to allow the card carrier to pass on in we sui d s yi g. the re e-si si e 9f hefceriifltoithet, tlispieyecl in its previous Wi'h the cei'ii cei' 'ier t inned the spring all) see the count-ermine 83 lining the catch sect: mm position for receiving" the next our-(l carrier. This couuierpoisiug may be by the spring: or by the counterweight alone 515i may b ouml (ieeimble. When in this recover pc- ('12 ilii: cuicli siop 2% is just clean" in its lim'imniul position of the cart] carrier which has been released so that it will only ,il'ie carrier which is Slanted or not ifildfilfllfi 'l'ruiy reifticei. lu ti'iiF: sliding of the mini along itc rod, the rod is at the opposite end to the position in the carrier i'vliich it had in the previous circuit as (lcscribeiii To insure tiiie fell or slii'ie' of the can carrier on incline or guide is provided from. ihc'sinift 11 lo the buiiier 36 :iiigebout the wheel 10 guide 39 iii-ere ia mounicci in the SiCiE of the sitiou for 'g'iropei" nesting of ihe card. carrier Whicl is sodisposefl ac to the carrier as to take up zu'iy' iaiteml ibration and quiet'as Well FlSfi'iQFHiff the vier. Coniinuimz from this lmii'fcr 34; is the cubic 37 which is a guide not only for the cam carrier but also for the chain 9. Below cliis guide 37 there is the ,efuirie 53$ foithe chain 9 only While there is the guide for the mini carriers some oi: which iliie point may be reversed for change in the can}. oisplay While in the sight instead, of being: reversed only ii the regular order of once 111 a fJHCUli, as pass- Upuo'sul to this housing I a pivot bracket 40 from which e7;- temls outwardly the arm i1 having the atop extension 42 so that the spring 42" on ihe pivot normally urges this arm 4:2 cgainsi' il'le fcout sicle oi il'ie'housiug which maiutalus the rigidly connected iower arm 43 mi.

normal. vertical position to Wi'fiiOdii reversing, ail card carrier-s not; equip-peel with the guide 43". When a coral carrying" the guide cam. 43' comes along, the can: 43' en-- gages 3531c arm ii and the pivot point 4i) is fixeii, this rocks the arm 4-3 outwardly or towaroi the sight, so that 'as the carrier con iaiuues its imwcl with the sorocl'cet chain, ii; has its iO'WQl aiiou come into engagement vi iil'i iii-ghee Further traveling of the chain Q'cuuses um oarlii to slitle toward the bottom of the slot and thus rock the too offtliccerci inwcrcl the guide 39 cffecting; c half rotation oi? the card. carrier to display the opposite eiilc of sairi. card for the balance of the sight dietance This hook 44- which engages the lower portion 01' the card carrier is mounted on the stem 45 rock ebiy'carric-d by the bracket 46 mounted on the side of the housing 1. Keyed to this sf/em 4.5 is the counterweight 4.7 normally holding the hook in a si iaghtiv downward noas it comes io this uoint. its iii-ave As thececciieihus slightly held against free rocking, is halfrotetion there is no oer-- miscible n fiction ffll'jill'le hock swings up- Wzufdftorelcasc the ca-rd on its completed lmliaf tum. When the card, has moved out!) of tlxefhook hook is swung beck by she Wei ,gii; 1-? anal this backward sui'sig Boise mmcoc less for the Weight ma] position hits the buffer 48 which bufier 4e. i asides having a miicled time. may also yielnl as it has a spring back The buffer 48 is mounted on the bracket connected to 31m frame 1. 'iiicfic shock absorbers or card quieiing schemes in card carrier ireverssil comprising the heel; i l; us, 'WBli as tile catch 24- kecp the card (:m'ricre in the iinc of travel after they reverse with maximum of quictiicss insuring noiseless operation of the mChLIlIlSm as a Whole anal by these turning or reversei schemes a minimum of clearance betweeutlie siglice: (i the carrier is per missible, thus proclucing a housing of less cumbersome proportion anci :2 good View to be huci in the sight.

Disposed of venous points back of the frame-for the slcglit flimey be incandescent lamps-51 for illuminating ilae display of the cm'ds'whcn' run ei; night.

In the mechanism. as xiisclosecl, the certs may be duplicated in; each emi of ilie l1ous-' ing 1 and. in tile-device as shown the mechanisms are so used.

"This structure requires but very little power; in its operation curl is mot compact, uermitiing regular change of View once in each cycle so that double cepaciiiy may cc bed for each cerd carriei' inf-hat cards may be displaced from each side thereof While the edclecl feature of attractiveness, that of turuii'ig o1" reversing a carci while in the eight, may be incorooiel'eci as $0 some of the card carriers and when this feature is iii-- termittena with the straight passage by the sight of other cards, there is enhanced uiil-. it in the device as a display structure. The catches are iacleretecl Wishiubber 01:: other sound deadening materiel.

What is claimed and it IS desired to secure by Letters Feient is:

'l. A (iisplegr device comprising an endless belt, a freely swingacle suepcmlec ceriier' sliciabiy pivoterl thereon and catch means effecting the sliding ofthe carrier to reverse said carrier. i

2. A display device comprising an endless belt, an invertible carrier loosely mountcfi thereon carrier inversion means embolyiug' a catch mechanism including o, yieldable carrier engaging acet eliective to engage and retard the carrier during "the inversion thereof; u

3, A display device comprising an endless on its return $0 um melt, a driving device for the belt 2. Wheel over which eaiii belt passes, suspcuaiecl cecmer, mounting means for suspending said carrier on saui belt, seui mounting means p ezmittiug movcmeui of .the cei'rvier lotcgid 1 tudmeiiy oi the belt, means to move the cm 1'16? lcngltudmeily of the beii,- mi impact take-upmeans adjacent sei whcei engaging the suspended carrier Zioinretemlm inc i'ler m its irevel longituriineiiy of ice belt.

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dcvicc comprising a travel- A display device cnmprising a, carrier 'a iliiving' device the carrier, carrier being capable cf loilgit'milinal n'mvcmc'ni, relatively "m iltfi, filii"lif1; dcvicc, illccc being lice driving dcvicc, 21ml catch mechanism inclmlimfg a mcvablc seal. and mcmis for Twist cg mmcmcnl' cl Sallil will as the cariici" .u naming lfll'igllllllllltlly of til-c driving (icvicc if rcccivcrl by said seat to effect qui-c s ti'm'cl cf the carrier in saiql mcvcmei'i.

6. A. display ilcvicc ccmg l' a Qflilllfil, a driving :lcvicc far the ccnicc, said; carrier ccpclilc cf lcnggiiir-clincl mzwcmciil rclcmw, v tc time driving device, liner: i fillllg mcans in n me the carricr lcnggitmliiizilly of illfi ii'img il /i66 and catch ilaccliziiiism in,- clmlmg :1 pii'ciccl ceat zmcl loading means for resisting ium'cmcnl' cf said scat as llic czu'i'ic in moving longitudinally of (lie (lrivinc; (lcvicc is received lay saici scat :lc ellcct quict lri'fiv'el of llic can-rim" in said mm/cmcnif,

*5. display (lcvicc roman" ing a ccz'iicx', a ali'i."llig dci'icc fui' llw warrior, sziiil cari'ficz' lacing capaiulc of lcilggilmlizml muvclzicn'i i'clativcly to file driving device, azlicrc being n'icziiisjtc nac'vc llic cziwici." rclziiiivcly c (iciving iicw'icc and catch mechanism inclusiing movalile fer cccciving zlzc caccicr in its travel and guiding the carrier to mcvc iiiclepci'idcnll l cf the driving ilc'v'icc 52ml trip all 01" freeing the ccrricr mm scicl A display ci'cvicc cczrcprising jmecms to move tl c ca'r'i'ici loi igilwlimilly cf mvcgccc c, cc iiliiwcusly tcavcling mounting to which carrier sliclably connected, catch mcchcnism for receiving the carrier to cfiect ia'u'czrsicn of lcc carrier bysliding of the carrier cclzitivcly c0 ils traveling mounting and guide for directing the carrier bowzml the cat-ch. j

S). A. display device comprising 2m invertihic carrier, :1 lmveling support on whichsaicl ccrrier is slidzibly pivoted, there being mcans to cmxsc the carrier &0 WOW} independently of said il'flflifllfig' support, a driving device for lim cuppm'i}, and a yicldable carrier engaging; calch guiding the carrier tq'trave] indcpcndcmly of its traveling suppiwt and limiting the carrier swing on carrier invcrsicn.

1i). display device comprising an invectililc carrier, an endless traveling support fi'ci' lllfi carxici' upon which said carncr is pivcfieil, said cai'i'ier being capable of longicuilimil mcvcn'lcnt relatively la the traveling support, them being means to cause the cm- ?cici: i0 EHOVQ rclativcly to said suppcrt, a driving lcvicc for the suppcrt, and a movable engaging catch yieldablc to the cci'aicn of tlic carrier for guiding the carrier in lizwcl inilcpciulently of its traveling supfim-fi and limiting ilk? carrier swing on car- 

